Vélingara climate — normals and trends
Vélingara (Senegal) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 28.7 °C and it receives 757 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is May (32.9 °C on average) and the coldest is December (26.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in August.
Vélingara averages 0 frost days, 329 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 88 rainy days per year.
Vélingara has warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.28 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 45.9 °C (on 19 April 2024) and the coldest 13.0 °C (on 28 December 1989).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
VélingaraKolda
- coords
- 13.15°, -14.12°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
28.7°C
Average daily high
34.9°C
Average daily low
23.2°C
Annual rainfall
757mm
Sunshine / day
10.5h
Mean relative humidity
51%
Average peak wind
14.8km/h
Seasonal range
6.9°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
329 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
88 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
37.2 °C
Average feels-like low
24.0 °C
Average peak gust
30.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
312 d/yr
Solar radiation
20.7 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.4 °C
since 1940
+0.3 °C per decade · r² = 0.72 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
45.9 °C
19 April 2024
Coldest day
13.0 °C
28 December 1989
Wettest day
176 mm
25 August 1992
Windiest day
30.3 km/h
31 March 2018
Strongest gust
60.1 km/h
9 March 1983
Hottest feels-like
48.6 °C
21 May 2025
Coldest feels-like
8.5 °C
22 December 1967
Sunniest day
12.1 h
24 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35.7 °C | +1.4 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Feb | 37.5 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Mar | 40.8 °C | +1.9 °C | 0 mm | +0 mm |
| Apr | 42.2 °C | +2.2 °C | 2 mm | +1 mm |
| May | 41.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 5 mm | -1 mm |
| Jun | 37.8 °C | +1.6 °C | 22 mm | -33 mm |
| Jul | 32.0 °C | +0.3 °C | 195 mm | +25 mm |
| Aug | 30.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 368 mm | +116 mm |
| Sep | 31.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 212 mm | +13 mm |
| Oct | 33.8 °C | +1.1 °C | 38 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | 34.4 °C | -0.1 °C | 3 mm | -3 mm |
| Dec | 33.4 °C | -0.2 °C | 0 mm | -2 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Vélingara?
Vélingara has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 28.7 °C and it receives 757 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Vélingara?
The hottest day measured in Vélingara between 1940 and 2025 was 19 April 2024, reaching 45.9 °C.
What is the coldest day in Vélingara?
The coldest day measured in Vélingara between 1940 and 2025 was 28 December 1989, at 13.0 °C.
Does it snow in Vélingara?
Almost never: Vélingara sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Vélingara warmed?
Yes: Vélingara warmed by +2.4 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Vélingara?
The wettest day measured in Vélingara between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 1992, with 176 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Vélingara?
The windiest day measured in Vélingara between 1940 and 2025 was 31 March 2018, with winds reaching 30.3 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Vélingara?
The warmest month in Vélingara is May (32.9 °C on average); the coldest is December (26.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Vélingara?
Vélingara receives on average 757 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 88 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Vélingara?
Vélingara gets on average 10.5 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,833 hours per year over 1940-2025.
Are there tropical nights in Vélingara?
Yes: Vélingara has on average 312 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Vélingara?
In Vélingara, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 48.6 °C on 21 May 2025, and the lowest was 8.5 °C on 22 December 1967.
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